PITTSBURGH -- Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt had successful surgery Thursday to repair a partially collapsed lung that he sustained after a dry needling session at the team practice facility on Wednesday, brother J.J. Watt said in a statement posted to social media.

T.J. Watt's recovery timeline is still to be determined, his brother said, and he's set to be released from the hospital Thursday afternoon.

"He and his family are very appreciative of everyone's kind words and well wishes," J.J. Watt said in the statement.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, dry needling is a treatment used for "pain and movement issues associated with myofascial trigger points." To perform this treatment, providers typically insert thin needles "into or near your trigger points to stimulate muscles, wh

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